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Brave Conversations at Work

03/05/2023Leadership, theatre based corporate training

We all know how it feels to walk into a room full of people, hearts racing as we plan our polite niceties and awkward laughter. Quite often these conversations fall flat, leaving us feeling relieved when they’re over…but what if they didn’t have to end like that? What if instead each ...

How to have Brave Conversations at Work

03/05/2023Leadership, theatre based corporate training

Do you have to frequently dodge difficult conversations in the workplace? You’re not alone! Most of us find it daunting to bring up those “undiscussables” - uncomfortable topics or challenges that could cause friction. But what if we told you that brave conversations at work are possible and absolutely essential ...

Understanding and Developing Psychological Safety in the Workplace

02/05/2023Leadership, theatre based corporate training

Creating a culture of psychological safety in the workplace is an important part of creating an environment that allows employees to feel comfortable expressing ideas and concerns. It also enables employees to take risks, learn from their mistakes, and express themselves openly without fear of ridicule or punishment. A psychologically ...

Stop Doing to Get Stuff Done

27/10/2021Leadership, People Development

As some of you might know, I recently took a 17-month-pandemic-delayed trip for a yoga break in Morocco. Wall to wall sunshine, amazing fresh vegan food and 3 yoga classes a day worked their magic pretty quickly. My second night there I slept for a full 12 hours (unheard of ...

Having a brave conversation

01/09/2021Conversation Skills, Leadership, People Development

Teenage Drinking. There’s always that first time. The one where drinks are mixed and consumed at breakneck speed in large quantities with messy results. We’ve all been there, probably more than once. So last year when my then 15 year old step-daughter’s friend called us, emotionally reporting her vomity, semi-conscious ...

Adopting a Growth Mindset

09/09/2020Emotional intelligence, Inspiration, Leadership, People Development

Anybody who knows me also knows I’m a regular yoga bunny, and gets the value I place on the headspace and centre that yoga gives me. If you don’t do yoga (why not?), you’ll likely be unaware of some interesting pose names, (Sleeping Tortoise or Flying Lizard anyone?) or some ...

Be a Great Leader – Without Even Being There

20/05/2020Leadership

Working from home is great, isn’t it? No commute (or a train delay, or traffic jam) to spoil your mood before you’ve got to your desk; no worry over missing the Amazon delivery; and you can even wear your slippers for that video conference. But when you work closely with a ...

The Isolated Leader

19/05/2020Leadership

In my recent article; National Tea Day and the Art of Fika, I wrote of the importance of maintaining a sense of being part of a team and belonging during these times of social distancing and working from home. As we know, it is the responsibility of each and every ...

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Manage your team in these challenging times

27/04/2020ILM, Leadership

This week in the virtual ted Learning office, reading lots of content online about how to manage your team in these challenging times, we’ve been thinking about the essential and desirable qualities of an effective manager, and how we recognise these, even when we may not be that adept at ...

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